Michael Vescera

Mike Vescera
Birth name	Michael Anthony Vescero
Born	13 June 1962 (1962-06-13) (age 49) Connecticut, USA
Genres	Rock, Hard rock, heavy metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, Record producer
Instruments	Vocals, Piano
Years active	1984-present
Associated acts	Obsession, Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dr. Sin, Killing Machine, Mike Vescera Project, The Reign of Terror, Roland Grapow, Empires of Eden
Website	http://www.myspace.com/mikevescera

Michael Vescera is an American heavy metal singer for various bands and projects like Loudness(Soldier of Fortune, On the Prowl, Live at the Budokan), Obsession (Marshall Law, Scarred for Life, Methods of Madness), Yngwie Malmsteen (The Seventh Sign, Magnum Opus), Dr. Sin (Dr. Sin II), Roland Grapow (Kaleidoscope) or his own band MVP (Mike Vescera Project). Obsession provided soundtrack songs for the movies Sleep Away Camp and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3'.

Besides being a vocalist, Vescera also works as a record producer: his recent collaborations include artists such as Metal Mike Chlasiak and Bobby Jarzombek (Halford, Sebastian Bach) and their soon to be released Pain Museum album, Bobby Blotzer's (Ratt) & John Corabi's (Mötley Crüe, Scream) Twenty4Seven CD, Magnitude Nine's forthcoming album Decoding the Soul, Reign of Terror (featuring Joe Stump) and Killing Machine (featuring Stet Howland and Mike Duda of W.A.S.P.) - just to name a few. Michael has his studio "The Toy Room" in Nashville Tennessee as well as a satellite studio "Toy Room North" in Milford Connecticut.

In mid-2011, while also continuing with his band OBSESSION, Mike joined ANIMETAL USA (Sony Music), playing heavy metal versions of Japanese Anime theme songs. (Following in the steps of the Japanese project Animetal.) This project features Rudy Sarzo on bass, Scott Travis on drums, and Chris Impelliterri on guitar.

Discography

• Obsession - Marshall Law (1984)
• Obsession - Scarred for Life (1986)
• Obsession - Methods of Madness (1987)
• Obsession - Carnival of Lies (2006)
• Obsession - Obsession (2008)(Japan Only)
• Loudness- Soldier of Fortune (1989)
• Loudness- On the Prowl (1991)
• Loudness- Live Loudest at the Budokan '91 (2009)
• Yngwie Malmsteen - The Seventh Sign (1994)
• Yngwie Malmsteen - Live at Budokan (1994 VHS/DVD)
• Yngwie Malmsteen - I Can't Wait (1994 EP)
• Yngwie Malmsteen - Magnum Opus (1995)
• Dr. Sin - Dr. Sin II (2000)
• Dr. Sin - Shadows of Light (2002)
• Killing Machine - Killing Machine (2000)
• Michael Vescera - A Sign of Things to Come (2008)
• MVP (Mike Vescera Project) - Windows (1997)
• MVP (Mike Vescera Project) - Animation (1999)
• MVP (Mike Vescera Project) - The Altar (2003)
• MVP (Mike Vescera Project) - Crossing the Line (2004)
• The Reign of Terror - Sacred Ground (2001)
• The Reign of Terror - Conquer and Divide (2002)
• Palace of Black - Palace of Black (2002)
• Roland Grapow - Kaleidoscope (1999)
• Safe Haven - Safe Haven (2004)
• Stygia (2007)
• Empires of Eden - Reborn in Fire (2010)
• Nergard - The Beginning (EP) (2011)
• Nergard - Memorial For A Wish ACT 1 (due for release fall 2011)
• Animetal USA - Animetal USA (Oct 2011)

References

1. "Biography: Loudness". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4791. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

2. "Encyclopaedia Metallum" http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3540260529

External links

• The Obsession Network
• Animetal USA Homepage (Japan)
• Animetal USA Homepage
• MelodicRock.com - Further information
• Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Heavy Metal Forces
• DURP E-Zine Interview
• Hard Rock Hungry

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